Assigwob



March 30 1926.

GP. WIGGINTON LOOSE SHEET DEVICE Filed Jan. 2 Sheds-Sheet 2 W fin Y ATTORNEYS I GEO GE 1?. w'i

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Be is kn W11 that IVGEORGE'P. VVIGGI'NTON ;0r recercisystems; v I A The main object of my-viiivention is ('0 'provide. an improved loose Sheet device whichenables the rapid andL eflicient handling and 'Pateht-edi 11 526.?

'- 'LOOSESHEEE DE iGjE.

a citizen of the'Unit ed state'sgiresiding' at the. cltyend county of Kalamazoo, State Of Michigan, have invented Certain new-land 7 useful"Improvements V111 Loose-Sheet De-i rites, ofiwhleh; 131165fOHOWlIlglSi ELSPQGlfiCQ- Lion;

loose sheet; devices.

improvements; are especially designed forthehandhn of le'oseshejets 1n acco'un'tlnq manipulation 'Of loose sheets; inf making] en-' poses. -i

Obgectepertammg to details and 000110;

mies 'of construction 'and operation will defimteiyappear A structure which is a p1 application; in" WhiGh-I is a, perspective the sheetsWhen arranged ranged as in Fig. 111; r 7

corresponding to line 5 5f bar's removed from thebinderIandfsheets;

spondim tails of the binder.

Figs VT'IIIJS'HQ plzin i'iew offone-ef the sheets. V Iii thedrawmg the sectional vlewsx-are' V- b V ,e This invention relates to mprovements in V t 'gllprovidee .tries'nnd' also provides mews-{ 1 secure- 1y; holdinggthemfoi filing; or reference pu1"-= V bf lily-invention bythe devices and-means described in the; foilbwin'g specification. The "i'n ventioii ie 'cleai-iy defined zin d pointed O'Utiii-the claims binder can" be readily adjusted t0 the sheet" body Thesepos I .alined with the ndt'czh'e's 2 rifed' embodi I inent of my inventien isuclezirlyillustrated inihe accompanying drawing forming g1 l pirtzef thi renio'i'ed frdm V iew jof. abind-e1 Whihl preferably einploya :e Fig. II" is perspective View of;thjeffs heet b'ody bound together as a; unit by theup'ost bars removed' fz'om the binders sliej et's m= acrou riting' 'el'qnia'chinebookkeepe ereliy t of; V s'hape abiittfngr Fig; V is an. enlarged detail pertially 111 section dn a line of-Fig'l IV. V

VI-is perspective View of the, post holder? iviph .v thei similar numerals of ,i'e'fere'nce indicate; simil-j lal pai'ts"throughqut theseveral views. s Referring to eheich-awing the sheets jar-e *"cied g wit-h dt'chesi 2111 their" biili'c'l-ing fiend liglesi'3 1fadjacent their binding sfiiLict-ureaill v "lamfp'ingi. ba'ifs' hinged"; 'ng Jbai' s having soekets ling bar-10s"-are adjusezibly 'Ll'e s ti ips J7 ,1 the notcheszbeingp ositibnedit), eCeiVe -thesef fated coiii'pi'ises a pair .bf'

Within the binder, v

bindingstrips whe nfthe vsheetsfare ei rgihg ds itli'i i thelbincieewhenthechimp ars 'ai'e clamped upo ilthei shegt :bQdy. witht'liefppsb barsengagedtherewith; These "-post bars ere" preyided' wifih'ipests 10,'vthears h ihidflfflsmlunit; i To iaciitate' che manipulation f of the e .1 i r fa s de member'lfi and-the end 1e compi 1S 1152,:

1116 111 031 iii-end the holder lei comprisingranged inon'e ofthe -holders;the position of.- in"thehblde being indicated by dotted'lines; i i Fig. IV is zfipi'a'nview' ith the'pMCSera Tliesideaiid'end meiz lbers qf theholcier 13 100, areearranged ata acute i angle relative to each other so-that x hen the sheets are" 21-1; v ranged 111 the iiolder theupper 'edges 'o f the i sheets are su pported iii ai stepped orl f;en ned elatloni es j indicated by deetediinesf in Gem romdr KALKMKzod, MIQHIGAMZAS'SEN R,- fe KAiQAMA'z'o LOOSE pro idefa bi ciei' fwhic'li-ilif'the; i

7 found very practical.

memb'erl8, the ends of the sheets are squared up or brought into the same plane.

These holders are adapted to receive the sheets as a body while bound or held together by the post bars, thus facilitating the manipulation, as the sheets may be handled as umt in placing'in or removing trom the holders, the post bar's'being removed from the sheet body after ithas been placed H in the holder. I

To 'facilitate this thesido members of the holders are provided with slots 19 at their inneredges throughthe bottom of which the post bars may be removed.

To facilitate placing and removal of the sheet body and the placing and removalof the bottom post baigI provide the sideandend members oi'the holderswith hand holes QO'opening to the slots 19. The holder 13 is provided with guid 2-1 while thevholder i l-is provided with corresponding guides 22,

the guides 22 extending below the holder 1%.

These guides are adapted to engage the notches of the sheets and post ,bars and facilitate the alining of the sheets as they are transferred from one holder to the other, and also facilitate the re-engagement o1 the posts with the'sheets, the post bars being guided by the guides both from above and below the sheet body. After the bars have been re-engaged with the sheetbody, the

7 same may be handled as a unit and replaced in the binder, or other suitable storage receptacle as a unit. 1 I

I preferably employ the binder 'as illustrated as this is very convenient for handling for reference or for filing in a vault.

' My improved loose sheet device is very efficient in the handling of sheets, enabling the very rapid'manipulation thereof with a minimum of wear and tear upon the sheets and also with a minimum of handling. For instance, when it is desired to remove a sheet at any point within the sheet body, the sheets may be placed within the holder and the sheets above the desired sheet all removed as a unit with the topv postbar the sheets which remain in the holderbeing freed for manipulation by the removal of the bottom post bar.

I hav'e'illustrated and describedmy improvements in an embodiment which I have I have not attempted to illustrate or describe other forms of binders or filing receptacles which I contemplate as I believe the disclosure made will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination wit-h sheetshaving notches in their binding edges and holes adjacent their binding edges, of independent post bars provided with sheet binding posts and post and having notches alined with the notches of said sheets, a sheet support comprising a pair of holders havingvside and end members disposed so that the sheets may be arranged on the side members wlth their binding edges abutting the end members, the

side and end members of one holderbeing dlsposed at rlght angles to each otherand the side and end members of the other holder being arranged at acute angles to each other, the side members having slots at their inner ends through which a post bar may be inserted or' removed trom below the holder,

said side and end members having hand hold recesses in their inner edges opening to sale slots facilitating the manipulation of the post bars and of the sheet body, and

guide members disposed on said end membcrsto coact with the notches of said sheets and post bars, the guides on the end member disposed at right angles to its coacting side member being extended below the side member facilitatin the guiding of the post to the sheet body.

2. The combination with sheets having notches in their binding edges and holes ad? jacenttheir binding edges, of independent post bars provided with sheet binding posts and having notches alined with the notches of said sheets, asheet support con'iprising a pair of holders having side .andend members disposed so that the, sheets may be arranged on the side members with their binding edges abutting the end members, the

side and end members 01" one holder being disposed at right angles to each other and i the side and end inemborsot the other holdor being arranged at acute angles to each other, the side members having slots at their inner ends throughwhich a post bar may be inserted or removed from belowthe holder, 7

bers disposed so that the sheets may be arranged on the side members with their binding edges abutting the end members, the side and end members of one holder being dlsposed at right angles to each other and the side and'end members of theother holder being arranged at aouteangles to each other, the'side n'iembershaving openings at their inner ends through which a post bar may be inserted or removed from below the tbzee ei Y i i holder, and guide members disposedonsaid end members 'to coact with the notches of. said sheets-and'post bars, the guides on the end member disposedat right angles to its icoacting side member being extended below: the side member facilitating a the guiding of the post bar to the sheet bod'y.

1 4. The combination with sheets having notches in their 7 binding edges and holes; adjacent their bindingedges of independent post bars provided ith sheet bindingposts,

the end members, the side members having slots, at. thelrnnner ends. through which a post bar may ,be inserted orremovedfront rbelow the-the holder,- said sidegandend members having hand 'hold' recesses openingto) said slots facilitating the manipulation of ing extended below the holder' side lmem:

'ber facilitating the, guiding of the post bar x t posed'm ialinement to QQZlCt/Wllill-IllG ghOlBS offisaid sheets whereby thesheet body'may to the sheet body.

5 The combination witlrsheets: having notchesiu their binding edges and holes ad-e jacent their binding edges, of independent postbars provided with jsheet bindinfg'po'sts,

a. sheet support comprising a pair ofholders havingside :and end members disposed so thatthesheets may be arranged on the side,

members with their "binding edges abutting 'the end members, the sideqmembersfhaving openings at their inner ends through which belowflthe holdelg; and guide members disnotchesoflsaidsheets and post'bars, the

guide on' one holder being vextended:below' the'hol'der side member facilitating the guid- 7 ing of vthe post bar to the sheet body. H

-16. The combination aWith sheets havin g' notches in their binding edges andholesad-f jacent their binding edges, of independent post bars provided with sheet binding posts,

a a sheet support comprisinga,pairofholders having side and end members disposed so.- that the sheets may be arranged on'the side members with their bindingiedges abutting the end members, the 'side members having substantially co-ntinuous'surfa'ces with slots at their inner ends throughrwhich .a post bar may beinserted or removed from below the holder, said side and ,endimembers having the notches of said sheets and post bars. 7. The combination with sheets having notches in their binding edges and holes advmemberfacilitating the sheetsiai'idadapted to. enact with said sockets .of said b nder members,]a sh'eet holder having s1de and end lIlQIlllQQISLCllS-g ;9. "The iconibinatioi i with jacent their bindingedges, of a [binder eom-li prising binderf-members having sockets? therein, post barsprovided 'ith posts dis-f posed: in alinem'entito coaet with the holes t notches alined withfthe ,notchesof lsaadr- 7 sheets and pins adapted to coact' withsaid sockets of said bindermembers; ,a sheet sup-Y port coi'nprising I I a pair ,of hold rsgh ymg side and end members disposed so that the a sheet support comprising a pair of holders} having side and end members disposed so; that the sheets maybe arranged on the side j members with thei-rbinding edges abutting sheets may be arranged on :the', side members with them binding; edges abutting the end at their inner ends-through which a post "bar may be insertedior removed from. be

low the holders,and. guides disposed on said.

said sheets and post b ars; the guideg on one end. member be ng-extended below the slde.

bar to the sheet body;v I

end members to coactwith thenotchesa f 8. The ;combination wvith'. sheets ll iavingl i notches in their 'bindingedges .andiholes ads, I acent their binding.edges, of b nder cont .jpr slng binder" membersphav ng sockets I therein, post bars providedfwithypostsdis? 1 be handled as ajgunit, said post bars ;hav-;

posed so that thejvsheetjsn ay be arranged on the side member withr their bindingedges j abutting the .end member," the side a member" having opening at its injnerfend through f wh ch a -:p' St bar may be inserted, pure- 7 1 05 .C iSP SClOH S it 1C1 end t gc p w fi, a V the: 1110561193; -$fl1 J e t 3 d; pOStbars, '1

h zgulde l,b l'ng extended belo'x'v the side f f membersffac htatmgthe guld ngofthepostv 1 sheets having moved,;:from belowthe holder, and a guide;

bar to-the sheet bodyL notches in theirbindingiedges andh'oles sad? 1' I jacent their binding Ledges, of a binder ,[post bars removablygassociated, v with said binderf pair of sheet holders having side and end,

members disposed so that the-sheets may be.

arranged on the side memberswwith their:

edges abutting the endLmemjbers t-h'e side o members havmg openings at the r inner ends through .wvhich ,a post bar may ibe inserted,

or removed, the glen'd members havinguguides sheets and post bars, the guide of one of said end members projecting below the side mem-;

ber to facilitate the jguidingof the postbar i into, engagement with the sheet bod-v.1

notches in their binding edges and holes ad-' jacent their binding edges, of a binder, post bars removabiy associated with said binder and provided with sheet engaging posts and with notches alined with thenotches of said sheets, and a sheet holder having side and end members disposed so that the sheets may i be arranged on the side member with their edges abutting the end, member, the side member having an opening at its inner end through which a postbar may be inserted or removed, the end member having a guide thereon coacting with the notches of the sheets and post bars, the guide projecting ly removable post bars provided with sheet 7 engaging below the side member to facilitate the guiding of the post bar into engagement with port cemprisinga pair of sheet holders hav-' 111g side and end members disposedso that the sheets may be arranged on the side mem bers with'their ed 'es'abuttin the end mem hers, the side members having openings at their inner ends through which post bars may be inserted or removed, the end niem hers liaviii iiicles thereon coacting with the i D b i notches of the sheetsand post bars, the guides of one of sa d end members pro ecting below the side member to facilitate the post bar into engagementw th the sheet body. a

12. The combination with'sheets having notches in their binding edges andholes ad acent their binding edges, of independent 1y removable post bars provided with sheet engaging posts and with notches alined with thenotches of'said sheets, and asheet support comprising a pair of sheetholders having sioe and end members disposed so that the sheets may be arranged on the side meme bers with their edges abutting the end mem here the" side members havin o shin s at their iner ends through which post. bars may be inserted or removed, the end members having guides thereon coacting'with the notches of the sheets and post bars, the guides of one of said .end members projecting below the side member to facilitate the guiding ofthe post bar into engagement with the sheet body.

13. The combination with sheets having alined-hoies therein, of a binding means for said sheets comprising removable post bars provided with posts adapted to be engaged with sheets having hand. with the holes of said sheets, and a sheet holder having side and end members disposed so that thesheets may be arranged on the side member with their binding edges abutting the end member, the side member having an opening at itsinner end through which a post bar maybeinsertedv or removed, the end member being provided with a sheet and-post bar guide projecting below the side member to facilitate the'guiding of the post bar to the sheet body. i

let. The combination with sheets having alined guiding notches at their inner ends, of a binding means for said sheets comprising a pair of independently removable bind ing members having guiding notches alineal with the guiding notches of said sheets," and a sheet holder adapted to receive the sheet body as a unit while engaged by the bindingmembers, said holder having a guide adapted to coact with thenot'ches of said sheets and binding 'in'e nbersand having openings therein permitting the removal of bot-h bind ing members from below the sheet body while supported in said. holder, said guide member extending above and below the sheetbody to facilitate the adjusting of the bind ing members to the sheets whilesupported by the holder.

15. The combination with sheets having.

alined guiding notches at their inner ends, of a binding means-forsaid sheets comprising a pair'of independently removable binding members having guiding notches alined with the uiding notches of said sheets and i h t: V 7

sheet holder adapted to receive the sheet body as a unit whileengaged by thebinding members, said holder having a guide adapt ed to coact with the notches of said sheets" and binding members and having openings therein permitting the removal of bOtllblllCling members from below thesheet body while supported in said holder, saidiguidei'nember extending below the sheet body to faeili-' tate the adjusting'of a binding member'to the sheets while supported'by the holder;

16. The-combination with sheets, of binding means therefor comprising independently removable post bars provided with sheet tending below the sheet holder to facilitate the engagement of the bottom post bar with the sheets. In witness whereof anon-en P. wieeniroit;

I have hereunto set my 

